1974 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

1974 Eastern Illinois Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–6–1 ( Independent)
Head coach	Jack Dean (3rd season)
Home stadium	O'Brien Stadium
Seasons ←  1973 1975  →

1974 NCAA Division II independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Central Michigan ^			–					12	–	1	–	0
No. 6 UNLV ^			–					12	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Delaware ^			–					12	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Western Carolina ^			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Tennessee State			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Youngstown State ^			–					8	–	2	–	0
Santa Clara			–					7	–	3	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					7	–	3	–	0
Kentucky State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	4	–	0
Central State (OH)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Akron			–					5	–	5	–	0
Indiana State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Nevada			–					5	–	6	–	0
Portland State			–					5	–	6	–	0
American International			–					4	–	5	–	0
Eastern Michigan			–					4	–	6	–	1
Milwaukee			–					4	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					4	–	6	–	0
Eastern Illinois			–					3	–	6	–	1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff			–					3	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga			–					4	–	7	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha			–					3	–	7	–	0
Bucknell			–					2	–	8	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					0	–	10	–	0
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1974 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented as an independent Eastern Illinois University during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. The Panthers played their home games at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Central Missouri State	Audrey J. Walton Stadium Warrensburg, MO	L 14–19	6,800	[1]
September 14	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 6–21	9,041	[2]
September 21	Milwaukee	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 0–33	8,000	[3]
October 5	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 3–28	8,600
October 12	Delta State	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 13–3	3,500
October 19	Illinois State	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL (rivalry)	W 14–9	7,500
October 26	at Ferris State	Big Rapids, MI	T 10–10	5,500
November 2	Youngstown State	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 3–13	3,000
November 9	Missouri–Rolla	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	W 17–0	2,000
November 16	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 0–13	7,500

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References

1. "Central Mo. Outscores EIU 19-14". Herald and Review . September 8, 1974 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Ind. State Defeats EIU 21-6". Herald and Review . September 15, 1974 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Cook, Joe (September 22, 1974). "Milwaukee Shuts Out EIU". The Decatur Daily Review – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved June 4, 2022.
5. "EIU Football Online Guide, 2019" (PDF). Eastern Illinois athletics.